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]]>McDaniel loved to sing so much as a little girl that sometimes, her mother would give her a nickel to stop. By saving up her money, McDaniel founded The McDaniel Sisters Company minstrel show with her sister Etta when she was 20 years old. While she gained money and recognition, it was in her show that McDaniel developed the persona for her character “Mammy” who she would later portray in the iconic film Gone With the Wind.
After losing her husband and brother while her career took a nosedive, McDaniel became a bathroom attendant at a nightclub. One night, when the club’s singers went home early, she stepped in to perform in their place. Her co-workers and boss were enamored by her performance, leading to her recognition.
When auditions for Gone With the Wind got underway, everyone in Hollywood appeared to be raring for a role. In fact, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had written to producer David O. Selznick to have her maid, Elizabeth McDuffie, cast as Mammy. Still, McDaniel had a trick up her sleeve. It’s believed that she had Clark Gable and Bing Cosby put in a good word for her. Working as a real-life maid, McDaniel walked into her audition in her maid’s uniform, earning the part.
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Actress Bette Davis received a total of 10 Academy Awards nominations for her acting work, all in the Best Actress category. Her nominations resulted in two Oscars for her work in movies Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938).
12 Nominations: 3 Wins
Jack Nicholson has a reputation for being one of the best actors of all time, and his Academy Award track record shows that. He was nominated for the most prestigious acting award 12 times. He won the Oscar three times, including the Best Actor award for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and As Good as It Gets (1997), and Best Supporting Actor award for Terms of Endearment (1983).
12 Nominations: 4 Wins
No actor and actress besides Katharine Hepburn managed to win four Academy Awards. To make her feat even more impressive, Hepburn won all her Oscars in the Best Actress category for movies Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981). Hepburn had a total of 12 nominations.
21 Nominations: 3 Wins
There is a reason why we all have a feeling that Meryl Streep is being nominated for an Oscar every year; it’s because she usually is. Streep has a total of 21 Academy Award nominations, including 17 in the Best Actress category and four in the Best Supporting Actress category. She has two wins in the former category for movies Sophie’s Choice (1983) and The Iron Lady (2012), and one win in the latter category for the 1980’s legal drama Kramer vs. Kramer.
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]]>McDaniel loved to sing so much as a little girl that sometimes, her mother would give her a nickel to stop. By saving up her money, McDaniel founded The McDaniel Sisters Company minstrel show with her sister Etta when she was 20 years old. While she gained money and recognition, it was in her show that McDaniel developed the persona for her character “Mammy” who she would later portray in the iconic film Gone With the Wind.
After losing her husband and brother while her career took a nosedive, McDaniel became a bathroom attendant at a nightclub. One night, when the club’s singers went home early, she stepped in to perform in their place. Her co-workers and boss were enamored by her performance, leading to her recognition.
When auditions for Gone With the Wind got underway, everyone in Hollywood appeared to be raring for a role. In fact, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt had written to producer David O. Selznick to have her maid, Elizabeth McDuffie, cast as Mammy. Still, McDaniel had a trick up her sleeve. It’s believed that she had Clark Gable and Bing Cosby put in a good word for her. Working as a real-life maid, McDaniel walked into her audition in her maid’s uniform, earning the part.
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]]>10 Nominations: 2 Wins
Actress Bette Davis received a total of 10 Academy Awards nominations for her acting work, all in the Best Actress category. Her nominations resulted in two Oscars for her work in movies Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938).
12 Nominations: 3 Wins
Jack Nicholson has a reputation for being one of the best actors of all time, and his Academy Award track record shows that. He was nominated for the most prestigious acting award 12 times. He won the Oscar three times, including the Best Actor award for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and As Good as It Gets (1997), and Best Supporting Actor award for Terms of Endearment (1983).
12 Nominations: 4 Wins
No actor and actress besides Katharine Hepburn managed to win four Academy Awards. To make her feat even more impressive, Hepburn won all her Oscars in the Best Actress category for movies Morning Glory (1933), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and On Golden Pond (1981). Hepburn had a total of 12 nominations.
21 Nominations: 3 Wins
There is a reason why we all have a feeling that Meryl Streep is being nominated for an Oscar every year; it’s because she usually is. Streep has a total of 21 Academy Award nominations, including 17 in the Best Actress category and four in the Best Supporting Actress category. She has two wins in the former category for movies Sophie’s Choice (1983) and The Iron Lady (2012), and one win in the latter category for the 1980’s legal drama Kramer vs. Kramer.
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